kà'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ka"

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Verb

kà' alternate of ŋkà'

  1. to raise
    Ě ka' bû myə́. ― He/she raised his/her arm.
  2. to split, to cleave
    Synonym: sɔ́
    Ka' tsə tsaə́! ― Split this cola nut!
  3. to promise, to program
    Ě ka' lɔ́mdyə́ nə̂ ta' ŋwə́. ― He/she promised to marry in a month.
  4. to propose?
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Noun

kà' class 1 singular of mkà' class 4

  1. reed
    Gaə̌ yɔ kà' gó. ― I've seen reed in the countryside.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
  • Gabriel Mba, Les extensions verbales en Ghomala' - Journal of West African Languages XXVI.1 (1996-97)
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